The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-02
BILLY HILL.
A Graphic Sketch of One Boys
Celebration.

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Youth is barbaric Darwin SAYS this
is proof of evolution. The Fourth of
July, doubt not, is II barbaric holt
day. 1t differs in its ceremonies from
all others of our festivals. In fact, it
came from the Orient-that is, its garb,
its noise, its bombast And, tinged in
pedigree with an eternal summer,
environed with a display that is essen
TALLY childish, eastern, deafening, the
Fourth of July has been happily set in
the very seat of the northern solstice,
where sun the most glorious of all
the seasons might lend its longest
splendors.
How well, then, is the Fourth of
July fitted to the blazon and sheen of
youth--one full journey of this orb of
Zoroaster attended with the pomp and
rites of sun-worshipers-a noon at
every hour, and fiery sacrifice at eve.
Therefore, oh, reader of years, go
back with me into that happy land,
where we were kings barbaric. Where
on one side lay the lake and on the
other the school, or our work-the one
all bliss, twinkling mirror of un-
bounded hope; the other thing OF
doubtful merit and exceeding incon-
venience.
What an astonishing confidence
game is life! How sure we were we
should win, before we played and lost!
oh! well never mind that
Now, overshadowing our Bixlel
Lake, the greatest of our joys, there
rises the browning event, the Fourth
er-July. the birthday of the Nation. II
is weeks ahead. The matteris brought
before the Sanhedrim of the swimming.
hole. The august character of the Gel.
ebration is alluded to in fitting terms,
and each boy begins that solemn con-
temptation of the coming day which i.
to stamp it well iato his after life.
Now Billy Hill has no time for con
temptation. He has a stint. Grea
word that, stint Billy first heard i
about New Years. Since then h.
wishes he had not learned it so early
Yet it all came of philanthropit
scheme of the editors wife. She
thought if Billy had stint at tn,
printing-office he could get more tim,
to skate. So Billy's stint is column
and half of small plea each day.
Now to set type forever would b,
all very well. But when types hav,
been taken from their boxes they mus
be distributed back, which is an opera
ton consuming a quarter of a printer
time, and more if he stops to read wha
he is distributing, favorite weakness
Among the great fathers of the dali,
chapels in late years, it has been Sc
forth as eanonical that the type ough
to be distributed at the expense of tn
proprietors. And one profound thinke
as early as 1868, at Chicago, advance,
the then memorable theory that eac
compositor on daily paper shoul,
come to the Office but once week, an,
then only to inscribe upon the books O
the institution the amount of salar
which might be needed for the supper
of his social condition and the prope
education of his children.
Now, If the Labor Problem-that is
how to get the pay and escape tn
work-puzzles grown people, how NOR
seriously must it have imposed itsel
on Billy Hill. who must set column
and half of small plea, go in swim
ming at least twice, dig for bait, fgur
ON keeping somebody's boat, and pla
certain number OF games of euchr
and all this each day? II his case
were full Of type to-day, he could Sc
his column and a half in exactly tire
hours--eighteen small sticksful Z
Ten Rinutas q zach stick Thar